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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Views are currently supported for: DB2; SQL Server; Firebird/Interbase; Informix; Ingres; Oracle 9i, 10g and 11g; MySQL; PostgreSQL; Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) and Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere (ASA)</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">.</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Create a View</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To create a database View, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">On the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Data Modeling</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> page of the Enterprise Architect UML </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox </span><span class="f_NumberedList">(</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">More tools | Data Modeling</span><span class="f_NumberedList">)</span><span class="f_NumberedList">, drag the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> icon onto your Data Modeling diagram.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">If the </span><span class="f_UIControl">View</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog does not immediately display, double-click on the element.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="view%20properties%202.png" width="307" height="254" border="0" alt="View Properties 2"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">From the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Database</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> drop-down list, select the target DBMS to model. The default database displays if it has already been set.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To define a name for the View, click on the element, click on the name (</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Class&lt;n&gt;</span><span class="f_BodyText">) and click again. This <a href="editelementname.htm">highlights the text for editing</a>. Type in the required name.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Define View Properties</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Create a Dependency connector from the View to the table or tables on which the View depends.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Double-click on the V</span>iew<span class="f_NumberedList"> to display the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog. The tables are now listed in the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Dependencies</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View definition</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, type the full view definition. (The <a href="code_editors.htm">code editor</a> provides Intellisense for basic SQL keywords and functions).</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> to save your definition. An example diagram is shown below:</span><br>
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<img src="example%20of%20a%20database%20view%20diagram.png" width="718" height="624" border="0" alt="Example of a Database View Diagram"></li>
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